Re: Hurst Family - AR - 1860
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Re: Hurst Family - AR - 1860
mary pokipala 12/30/03
I read this post with interest since I am on the trail of a 100 year old mystery. My grandmother was Lyda Emmaline Ray of Pike County, AR.I believe her to be the same Lyda who married W.D. Hurst in Nevada County, AR.
The mystery is this:My father was raised to believe he was an only child; however, in the 1900 census, his mother, Lyda, is listed as having two children living, but has been married to my grandfather for only a year.I believe these two children to be by a previous marriage.I do not know whether they were both male, both female, or one of each.I am thinking they may have born of this marriage and the father kept the children. Any light anyone can shed on this would be greatly appreciated!